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as in hissed
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\
with their satin costumes swishing, the little ballerinas chasséd onto the stage
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as in flapped
to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions
the horse's tail swishes after every jump
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Recent Examples of swished
When the video screen showed Caruso, the rabid Thunder fans doubled their volume, as if a game-winning buzzer-beater had just swished.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
In one of the top games, Atlanta’s Paul Parks took a 6-2 lead over Miami’s Byrd Daniel III, before Daniel swished two straight behind the arc to tie it at six points.
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Jason Beede,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2026
Citron swished a shot from half-court but didn't release the ball before the buzzer.
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ABC News,
15 May 2026
Edwards hit a buzzer-beating 31-footer at the end of the first quarter, and McDaniels swished a 3-pointer from the wing to end the first half with a 51-all tie.
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CBS News,
9 May 2026
The video shows Chalamet pull up for an impressive-looking three-point shot over one of his two friends from the top of the arc that swished through the net.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
The crowd was scattered and some left early on the Monday evening, but fans still created plenty of noise when the Lynx swished home 3-pointers and made strong defensive plays.
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Pj Green
april 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Karaban swished his first and only 3-pointer of the night.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s pass near midcourt was deflected by Demary, and after UConn came up with the ball, Mullins swished a 3 from 35 feet away.
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Noah Trister,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
In one of the top games, Atlanta’s Paul Parks took a 6-2 lead over Miami’s Byrd Daniel III, before Daniel swished two straight behind the arc to tie it at six points.
—
Jason Beede,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2026
Citron swished a shot from half-court but didn't release the ball before the buzzer.
—
ABC News,
15 May 2026
Edwards hit a buzzer-beating 31-footer at the end of the first quarter, and McDaniels swished a 3-pointer from the wing to end the first half with a 51-all tie.
—
CBS News,
9 May 2026
The video shows Chalamet pull up for an impressive-looking three-point shot over one of his two friends from the top of the arc that swished through the net.
—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
The crowd was scattered and some left early on the Monday evening, but fans still created plenty of noise when the Lynx swished home 3-pointers and made strong defensive plays.
—
Pj Green
april 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Karaban swished his first and only 3-pointer of the night.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
With Duke playing keep-away to prevent the Huskies from fouling, Cayden Boozer’s pass near midcourt was deflected by Demary, and after UConn came up with the ball, Mullins swished a 3 from 35 feet away.
—
Noah Trister,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swished
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Refn has made characters moving and speaking in a benzodiazepine fugue state — lines hissed out stiltedly into dead air, spoken like throwing stones down a well — his signature in recent films.
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His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.
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Kerolin’s head was down and eventually so was Shaw’s, her run stopped, arms flapped against her side.
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The jacket hugged every contour of your torso and never flapped in the wind.
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After a corner kick and a nice cross, Sanchez flicked the ball in with his head as Colombian fans erupted.
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Boxed into the corner by two Americans, Güler flicked the ball perfectly between Pulisic's legs and ran around him, creating the space necessary to start the final sequence.
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Amid a challenging macroeconomic climate, American design furniture conglomerate MillerKnoll swung to a positive net earnings position in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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The Rays swung at his curveball and changeup, but the pitches didn’t generate many whiffs.
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Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
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My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
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The enthusiasm was apparent as the catamaran bobbed around the future site of Pier Wind, which recently received a $20-million grant from the California Energy Commission.
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Yellow dandelions bobbed in the breeze.
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Or, remember when Republicans wagged their fingers at former President Barack Obama’s golf outings?
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The dog of outdoor adventures for seriously ill children was not, in other words, being wagged by the tail of the popular salad-dressing company.
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
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Suddenly, the tent jerked and wobbled.
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“Swished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swished. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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